OK. My head is broken and I could use some help.
I have 1gb of the mushkin pc3500 dual level 1 on a nf7-s which is 2-3-3-? (http://www.mushkin.com/mushkin/pop-up/latencies.htm) (long story short = *TRCD+CAS latency + 2* )
First, let me make sure I have the terminology correct (if not plz correct me )
2-3-3-? is from left to right, CAS Latency / TRCD(RAS-to-CAS Delay) / TRP(Row-Precharge Delay) / TRAS(Row-Active Delay)
By mushkin's latencies explanation, if my ram was set to 2-3-3 then the TRAS(Row-Active Delay) would need to be 3+2+2=7
So if all of that is true. Here is my funk. On the NF7-S, when I set my ram to By SPD, and push it to 200FSB, it sets my ram at 2-3-3-6. Which I can run stable (30 mins of prime95 no torture test).
Double my funk: I've been able to hit 203 stable 2-3-3-6 as well. But as soon as I go above that, the By SPD option changes my timing to 2-4-4-7 (shouldn't it be 8 then?) Btw, nothing I do can make anything over 203 stable.
Question 1: Is it smart to drop the ram timings to allow for a faster fsb? What's the impact/timing vs gained clock speed.
Question 2: SPD, it's read directly from the ram right?
Simple short Question 3: What the *&% should I set these timings at for best overclocking
Mucho Thanks folks,
Sokratz
I have 1gb of the mushkin pc3500 dual level 1 on a nf7-s which is 2-3-3-? (http://www.mushkin.com/mushkin/pop-up/latencies.htm) (long story short = *TRCD+CAS latency + 2* )
First, let me make sure I have the terminology correct (if not plz correct me )
2-3-3-? is from left to right, CAS Latency / TRCD(RAS-to-CAS Delay) / TRP(Row-Precharge Delay) / TRAS(Row-Active Delay)
By mushkin's latencies explanation, if my ram was set to 2-3-3 then the TRAS(Row-Active Delay) would need to be 3+2+2=7
So if all of that is true. Here is my funk. On the NF7-S, when I set my ram to By SPD, and push it to 200FSB, it sets my ram at 2-3-3-6. Which I can run stable (30 mins of prime95 no torture test).
Double my funk: I've been able to hit 203 stable 2-3-3-6 as well. But as soon as I go above that, the By SPD option changes my timing to 2-4-4-7 (shouldn't it be 8 then?) Btw, nothing I do can make anything over 203 stable.
Question 1: Is it smart to drop the ram timings to allow for a faster fsb? What's the impact/timing vs gained clock speed.
Question 2: SPD, it's read directly from the ram right?
Simple short Question 3: What the *&% should I set these timings at for best overclocking
Mucho Thanks folks,
Sokratz